In addition to Oz, Musante starred as the titular detective on Toma, acted alongside Martin Sheen inThe Incident and starred opposite Meryl Streep in a 1976 theatrical production of 27 Wagons Full of Cotton. He also received an Emmy nomination for his guest-starring role in a 1975 episode ofMedical Story.

Musante is survived by his wife Jane Sparkes Musante, whom he married in 1962.